The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-11-03
Durability, Power, Spe
as well rs on the product OF the parpcr,
and am not sure but that would be 4
MiSn 1hinr 10 do ANYWAY

as we'll rs on the product OF the parpcr,
and ] am not sure but that would be 4
wise thing 10 do anyway.
Tut say the protect!onis.s, are not
manufactured articles cheaper than
they w.re before the war? Ies, some
are, and some are not. but thos. that
are cheaper are rot so OH account OF
the tariff. but in spite OF it. improved
machinery and cheaper transportat ON
ere wat make the difference.
Take the tariff OF and you will see.
what happens, as we do now in salt and
Guininc.
The fathers of the Republic unler-
stood tine evils OF high tariff perfectly
well and would have none OF if.
Franklin said. "freedom is the indis-
putable principle upon which the sue
cess OF trade must depend, as clearly rs
an open road tends towards safe AMI
speedy intercourse; nor is ther.
great r enemy than constraint. When
the Government has been solicited 10
support manufactures by encourage
ment. in money. or by imposing duties
on the importation OF such goods, it has
generally been refused on this principle,
that il the country is ripe for the man.
ufacture it may be carried on by private
persons TO advantage, an il not, it is
folly to think OF forcing nature"
Even Alexander Hamilton, who was
the father of the Federal party, an /
through it of the Wing and Republican
parties. declared against a high tariff,
and declared that, "exorhitant duties on
imported articles wonld bcget a general
spirit OF smuggling which is always pre-
judicial to the fair dealer and eventually
tothe revenue itself; they tried to render
other classes oil the community tribut-
arv, in an improper degree, to the man.
uiacturing elias cs, TO whom they give
premature monopoly of the markets;
they sometimes force industry out of
the most natural chann.ls into others.
in which it flows to less advantage and
in the last place, they oppress the
merchant"
So strongly were the early fathers i'm
hue with this i.lea that they embo iieI
it in the constitution of the Uni d
States 10y restricting taxation for pure
ly public. pErpos s. but this restric-
ton has been avoided hy the per-
nitrous dHtrine of 81 tariff for revenue
with Incidental protection" But now
that Republicans boldly declar. them
selves, as General Grosvenor did two
years ago ut their state Convention. in
favor of "a tariff for protection, with
revenue rs an incident" there is no
reason why the constitutional restric-
ton should not be enforced.
The question has never been made
directly before the Supreme Court, but
indire, tly the principle has been fully
affirmed.
The city of Topeka, Kansas, under an
act OF the legislature of that state pa 'sed
in 1872, voted to give, and with the
consent of a majority Of its electors, did
give Sl00,000to an iron bridge company.
on condition that the latter established
end operated their shops within the
limits of the city. When an attempt
was made TO meet this expenditure by
taxation, the power of this city, as we'll
as of any political organization in the
United States-municipal, state or
fe ieral-to levy taxes for anv such
purpose as the encouragement of man.
ufacturing enterprises was denied. and
the question thus raised was finally
carried to the U. S. Supreme Court Tor
adjudication. The court, with but one
dissenting opinion, absolutely and un-
aualifiedly decided the question in the
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